Spring



Dec. 16, T930, R. E. 'MOGEE 1,73

SPRING Filed Aug. 27. 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet. 1

L. CD 9 (I 5] H g INYENIOK E. E. MCGEE .v w

Anonl E-Y Patented Dec. 1 1 V j umw ST T S" OFFICE RUPERT E. MoGEE, or m m nssreivonor onE-nALF o 1). E. WALTERS f Application filed mam,.19z8e saa1 mama y v The principal object ofthis invention isto provide arsprin for automobiles and similar Vehicles in which portions of thespring act as snubbei s vehicle.

A further object ba sman is to P IfO vide a spring in whichcertain 'wleaves actas reinforcing members n V downward movement; and

of the leaves and their replacement by others of a difierent configuration, obviating the necessity" for making any change in any other part of the automobile and'allowi'ng aln iterations, to be m'adezquickly and.at:a.low

'cost'for laboni, l v I '"These and further "objects; are accomi plished by placing in acompound'spring a 2 leaf or leaves having. the outer end portions bent in a direction away from thecurvature of the main spring leaves and connecting the *revei'sely ben'touter ends withithe outer ends of the main leavesfby means of flexible el'e? ments such as chains, the members being held under tension by the fiexible elements "when J in their normal condition. aWThenthe main spring leaves are flexedby, amu'pward'move ment of the axle, the' chains-,; stretched f'by the tension of the reversel'y bent endfpor'w tionsof the leaves, remain taut unti'lith'ese parts reach :the positionthey would assume 7 if not restrainedby fthe chains; and if"the main leave "continuejtl eirflexureunder the inertia of the load theybear, the chains @will' a bend outof the path ofmovement of the ends of the main sp'ringleai. Asth'e main. leaf begins to recoil from its point of e2tremehei me and begins to overcome the inertia otits load. which caused it tobend, the 'chains will "again become tautand" further return of the l main leaf to its normal position will'befresisted bythe tension of.the reverselybentend portions.

In the to prevent excessiverebound of the also as snubbers againstupwardj tion one-end an automobile spring,

showing a preferredform. ofthe invention; "'Flgg2 is aside elevation ofamodified form;

Figi3 is a planviefw and Fig; 4 an-endview 1 of the, Structure shown in Fig; 2; Fig. ,5 is a sldeel'evation of-still another'fform-intended foruse with "another type'of automobile spring suspension; Fig, 6 is a planviewiand s Fig 7 an end'view of the structure shown in" V Fig. 5 F igs; 8, 9," and 10 are tend, side, and

s top VIEWS respectively of the clip used lwith the spring of Fig 'o' Figsfll'i 12,"andI3 are 7 end,'s ide, and top v ews respectively ofthe form of clip usedfin Figs. land 2;andFi'gs.

14, 15; and 16,1are end, vside, and top viewsrespectively ofa securing membcr used with the clip shown in Figsrll'to l3. .7 r

In the portion .of'one end of. a spring shown in Fig, 1, the leafl; .is coiledl at its 811d to'form a loop' 2, within which is held a bushingB, as isthe commonpractice inlal'ito mobile springs. Supplemental lefavesf4 and 7' 5,. progressively shorter than the leaf 1, and curved 'in ttliesame direction" reinforce the leaf 1. An additionalleaf 6 lies parallel with leaves 1, 4, and 5asfariasthe point 30 and'a supplemental leaf 7 liesparallel withleaves end portionsjof theIleaves-6 and? are bent away fromlphe ends of le aves 1-, 4:, and'5, and

1,4, and5,,as far as the point 29.- 3 Theouter I the reversely; bent "portionfof the leaf 7 is .jsomewhat shorter than that of the leaf: A I whenthe spring is assembled, a clip Sis slid sidewisegon the coiled endo'r' the leaf'l,

this clip being formed :with a hooked end ,9 to engage with a securing member l0xwhich has previously been placed-upon the leaf 1-.

The opposite end of the lip s is coiled upon itself as indicated at "1'1. Afterthese0uring member 101m been broughtginto engagement with-the hook 9 and swungover the coiled end 11 of, the clip, the bore 12 ofIa-terminal meniber 1'3 015 a chain 14 will be slid axially of t co led, tb e a h hei e 1 we e i- I:The.= chain :14 will preferably be formed 01":

a pluralityjoi fiat links pivoted-to eachgother and to the -:slottedterminal memb ers13' and 1511'] The surface .ofthe outerrend. of the'leaf n6 is curvedon acircularEarcjand the term inal *z emb m m ysewed i9;

"ne d? V :justinent thereon, the member being provided with a slot 16, and the spring leaf 6 also preferably being provided with a slot 16 for thereception of the bolt 17 which se cures the'member 15in adjusted position. A lug 18 formed on the end of the member 15 remote from'the chain provides a point of attachmentfor anysuitable tool "that may be used to pull the member 151 lengthwise of its seat upon the springuntil, the chain 14: has, been adjusted to s ecure a desired tension of the spring leaves. Upondownward, movea ment ofthe load causing flexureof the spring leaves of the whole assembly, the leaves: 6F

and 7 will-act at first as they terminated at theroundedend ofthe leaf 7"atl31'uponthe leaffiwill cause theportion of the leaf 6 be= 4 tween the point 30 and its end to'eXert addic of theleaf 6 is held by the chainJl/l.

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tional pressure at the point 29, since thei end flnfthe modification shown inFigs. agsupplemental leaf 19 upon the farther side theleafffi from the leaf 1, isheld in positionand adjusted by the {cross bar 20 of a 21, The clip is i Shawnee having a secondi cross bar 22 nemas-2s holding four leaves together and having nuts/24 forcing the cross bar 20 against the leaf 19 to adjust its pressure onthe spring leaf 6. This "supplemental leaf will a'c't only as the main leaf approaches the point of "extreme flexure and provides additional resistance capablefof ad- "ustment. 3 further modification shown in igjohas thespringleaves-l, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of substantially "identical 1 construction with the correspondingly numbered leaves in Fig.

ifbrlttliefc'hain leis not attachedto the end leaf 1, but is insteadjattached. by means of the clip 25 to'tlie perch 26'to whichthe -leaf lis'pivoted by means of the shackle 27'. Thelelip 25 ispreferably made j oftwoslmilar parts securedtogether b y -bolts 28; "J p g vif lthe type of"structureshown in Fig. 2, the leaf 5has' been omitted, and it will' be obvious that this invention is not dependent upi j onfithe "use i of any fsp'ecifie number o f'leaves in any 'specific'locatiomi or uponlb endin the endf-putwardward' on any specific lea or; leaves. of a ser es, or m' the location of the re- I inforcing leaf 19 at anysspecificplace in the culation-and will'vary with the'weight of the i ;.ve11ii1e; and'with the stresses towhich th e S ri s r t f es bi te -f' The amid I ment'shown 1n" Figsfil and 2'will normally 7 applied to bot-l1; ends of thesprings but may be used on-cone endfonly incertain cases; if

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gber with its attachingmeans. V

.andhaving means'for adjusting the tension of thesupplemntalleaf;

ofthe leaf .it is intended t'o replace and ano'therportion having a configurationsuch the endjof the replacement leaf to adjust the tension of jthe; snubbing leaf, and lhaving means forfatta chment to an elementconnect- .ed with'the' end ofthelilain leaf.

{springjhaving a main leaf and a plurality a "Qt-this;- nv n n' iaii applied to semi-elliptiqfull ellipticrfcantii lever, or any other type of spring suspension in which a laminated spring is used, byjthe removal of selected leaves and their replacement by asuitable replacement unit consisting of a leaf or leaves having a portion of a configuration and size substantially the same as those ofrthe leaves removed ,'"and having further portions of ajc'onfiguration to form the main snubbing leaf, the supplemental snubbing leaf,-o r the'supplemental.leaf 19 for additional resistance, and the flexible mein- *Iclaimz V r a 1. A= lamiliatedezspring consisting of a 'mainleaf and a plurality of shorter leaves, 30

and a snubbingleaf having its encli spaced fromthe end of themain leaf and connected .therewi'th under tensioaby means including a flexibleel'em ent having a terminal member adjustable, longitudinally of thensnubbing B5 7 wo ends ofjthe leavesij I 3. A laminated springfhaving a main leaf, a plurality of supplementalvsho'rter leaves,

a snubbing leaf-having its" outer end spaced fromthe end of the'main, leaf and connected thereto under tension by a flexible element, anda supplemental leaf having its outer end arranged-to contact with the face of :the snubbing leaf remote 'fromfthe main leaf 1 4. Astruct'ureas in claim 3, having means ju g thewtension' of. t Snubbing .5. A replacement unit for one of-ethe supplemental leaves of; a: laminated spring consisting" of a spring 1 le'afhaving a portion of a size-and configurationconforming to that thatg when assembled -with the remaining leaves the free endwill be spacedfroni the endiof the, main leaf, and a flexible member having adjustable-imeans v for attachment to of shortersupplemental"leaves, consisting of aimainsnubbing leaffhaving a portion of a'size and configuration conforming -to1 that of the leafiit-is intendedto replace and sweater-portio having a confi'g'uration such 1 9 Ill) that when assembled with the remaining leaves it's free end will be spaced'from the end of the main leaf, and a supplemental snubbing leaf between the main leaf and the main snubbing leaf having a portion of asize and configuration conforming to that of the leaf it is intended to replace and having another portion so shaped'that when assembled its free end will :be incontactwith r a face of the main snubbing leaf, and a flexible member having means for attachment to the end of the main leaf andto the end of the main snubbing leaf the attachment to the snubbing leaf being adjustable to vary j the tension of said leaf.

In testimony of Which, I aflix my ture. l a

" R. E. MGGEE signa- 

